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12.22.7 Source download...
This command (category Online) by default is available in the File menu for creating
and transferring an archive file of the actual project to any device.
The command opens the Select Device dialog, where you have to choose the network
path to the PLC like in the Communication Settings dialog. Select the appropriate entry
in the tree of available devices and press OK. This will set up a connection to the device
as long as the source code gets downloaded in the form of an archive file (see also the
description of the source download on the currently connected device).
The source code can be re-load to the programming system in offline mode by using
command Source upload.
The default settings concerning destination device, content and timing for the source
download are defined in the Project Settings, category 'Source Download'.
12.22.8 Source upload...
This command (category Online) by default is available in the File menu for opening a
project from a PLC. For this purpose a project archive file must be available there,
possibly generated by the Source download function.
The command opens the Select Device dialog, where you have to choose the network
path to the PLC like in the Communication Settings dialog. Select the appropriate entry
in the tree of available devices and press OK.
The Project Archive dialog opens, where you can configure which contents of the
archive should be extracted for upload and to which path they should be copied. The
usage of this dialog corresponds to that of the Project Archive/Extract archive function.
After confirmation with OK the files will be copied. If a file is already available in the
specified path, you will be asked whether it should be overwritten.
Then a dialog box will appear, asking whether the extracted project should be opened
in the programming system.
12.22.9 Source download to connected device
This command (category Online) by default is available in the Online menu for creating
and transferring an archive file of the actual project to the currently connected PLC.
Regard also the possibility to download the project sources on any device via command
Source download...
After performing the command the progress of creating and downloading the archive
file will be indicated in the status bar. A Cancel button is available in the lower right
corner.
The archive file by default is named archive.prj. It can be re-load to the programming
system in offline mode by using command Source upload.
The default settings concerning destination device, content and timing for the source
download are defined in the Project Settings, category 'Source Download'.